Taking Home Titles – Part 1

<p>As the season approaches March, the conference championships have started to roll in. Let’s take a look at some teams that have brought home a title.</p> <h3>BIG RAPIDS</h3> <p>Big Rapids capped off a great season with a Central State Activities Association Gold Division championship. It’s their second straight conference title. The Dunn twins, <strong>Mason Dunn </strong>and <strong>Dawson Dunn</strong>, have played excellent basketball and played a huge role in their success. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1128346" first="Demarcus" last="Lee"] </strong>did a nice job as a facilitator as well.</p> <h3>FENNVILLE</h3> <p>Fennville won a piece of the SAC Lakeshore Division Championship. Fennville featured a solid all around team with players like <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="986254" first="Ben" last="Peterson"] </strong>leading the way. <strong>Peterson </strong>is a top 70 2023 prospect in the state.</p> <h3>HAMTRAMCK</h3> <p>Hamtramck put together a special season, winning the Michigan Metro Athletic Conference for the second year in a row. They have a loaded roster with stars like D1 talent <strong>Robert Davis Jr. </strong>and one of the top perimeter defenders in the state in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="986247" first="Amari" last="Allen"]</strong>.</p> <h3>OLIVET</h3> <p>Olivet proved to be one of the toughest teams around, fighting their way to a Greater Lansing Activities Conference championship. It’s their first conference title since 2018. Olivet was led by players like <strong>Bo Lincoln</strong> who is a tough scorer and all around athlete, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1352949" first="Brayden" last="Wine"] </strong>who is a tough and physical prospect with a high upside.</p> <h3>SCHOOLCRAFT</h3> <p>Schoolcraft brought home a share of the SAC Valley Division title. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="863986" first="Tyler" last="DeGroote"] </strong>was key in their title run, using his positional strength and ability to score from multiple levels. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1194689" first="Asher" last="Puhalski"] </strong>put in work at events like Flight Hankamp Open Runs, and most obviously prepared himself for what has been an excellent senior season.</p> <h3>SUMMIT ACADEMY</h3> <p>Summit Academy has continued to get better as the season rolled along, and it led to them winning the Western Wayne Athletic Conference title. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1223489" first="Dontez" last="Scott"] </strong>used his elite handles and fast first step to lead the team while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1227052" first="Raevon" last="Thomas"] </strong>and his length manned the interior.</p> <h3>WATERVLIET</h3> <p>This talented team won a share of the SAC Lakeshore Division championship. <strong>Andrew Chisek</strong>, a senior guard, was outstanding the entire season providing experience and leadership. <strong>Kaiden Bierhalter </strong>showed a lot of upside as a sophomore wing.</p>